He said the enviable record of the school, which had not witnessed any kind of students' unrest over its 60 years of existence, was worthy of emulation and indicated that the school's quest for sound academic performance reflected in good student-staff relations. The Vice President made the statement in an address read on his behalf by Mr Alex Tettey Enyo, the Minister of Education, at the 60th Speech and Prize-giving Day of the school in Kumasi on Saturday. The celebration was on the theme: "Sixty years of Discipline and Academic Excellence". The Vice President said the school's 60 years of existence was an indication that it had attained maturity and its character, values and principles had become firmly rooted. It is, therefore, not surprising that in all of its 60 years of existence, the school has never witnessed the kind of student demonstration that has resulted in the senseless and massive destruction of school property or injury to both staff and students. I consider this an enviable record worthy of emulation". He said the theme for the celebration should afford the authorities of the school the opportunity for stocktaking, time to build on the solid achievements and look ahead into the future. The Vice President gave the assurance that the government would continue to support the maintenance of the existing infrastructure in the school to enable it to continue to provide the needed manpower for national development. Dr Elias K. Sory, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, and an old student of school, said the school afforded students the chance to be more accommodating in their interactions with people of other faiths. Dr Sory advised students to be more disciplined and let hard work be the hallmark of their stay there. The Headmaster, Yusif K. Agyare, said the school was started with 25 students and seven teachers by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in January 1950 but by the grace of Allah, it now had a student population of 1,840. He praised the school's parent-teacher association (PTA) for contributing towards the school's development and also paid glowing tribute to the founder members, especially the late Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, who provided land, laid the foundation stone and also contributed £100 in support of the construction of the initial buildings. He said the school's academic performance as well as sports development continued to be excellent and added that within the past 60 years, the school had produced a large number of doctors, bankers, politicians, ministers of state, engineers, teachers, lawyers, journalists and businessmen who were working in various sectors of the economy. He also said the school needed land for further expansion of facilities like dormitories and classrooms and called for the completion of the school's 2,000-capacity assembly hall and the new boys’ dormitory. Nana Adu Gyamfi, the Adontenhene of Kumasi, who represented the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, said the impact of the school on national development could not be overemphasized.
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